A Study of Lightning Protection Systems

Abstract

Contents: Nature of Lightning; Physical Characteristics of Lightning; Lightning Flashing Rates and Strike Probabilities; Mechanisms of Lightning Damage; Basic Principles of Protection; Improved Configurations of Lightning Rods and Air Terminals; Instrumentation for Detecting Atmospheric Electrical Hazards; General Recommendations; Supplement (bound separately).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA158258

Entities

People

  • C. B. Moore
  • E. P. Krider
  • M. Brook

Organizations

  • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Detectors
  • Electric Current
  • Electric Discharges
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electricity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Geography
  • Geometry
  • Heat Energy
  • Lightning
  • Lightning Protection
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Space Charge
  • Two Dimensional
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Statistical inference.
  • Systems Analysis and Design